GMO News

German and Austrian agriculture ministers oppose EU proposal to deregulate gene-edited plants

While the agriculture ministers from Germany and Austria strongly dispute the deregulation of new genetic techniques (NGTs), they are unlikely to block the EU’s proposal with so many countries and government bodies in favor of it. More probable is an attempt to negotiate as a united front—to protect their organic sectors and prevent large corporations […]

AquaBounty’s “pause” on Ohio GMO salmon farm construction is latest setback for “Frankenfish” developer

AquaBounty Technologies, Inc., maker of the controversial genetically engineered salmon, recently announced that it would pause construction of its GMO salmon farm in Ohio due to a “substantial increase in its estimated cost of completion.” This marks the latest setback for the GMO salmon producer. This past February, AquaBounty announced it would it will stop […]

Junked robot: Syn-bio company Perfect Day dumps consumer brand, including Brave Robot ice cream

By Ken Roseboro Synthetic biology protein producer Perfect Day recently dumped its consumer facing business, The Urgent Company (TUC), and laid off about 15% of its workforce. The company said it made the moves to focus on its business-to-business ingredient sales and nth bio “consulting” precision fermentation business. The TUC division comprised four brands: Modern Kitchen (cream […]

GMO wheat contaminating conventional wheat in Argentina

Maker of the GMO wheat, Bioceres-Indear, reported that 25 mills are mixing the GMO wheat with conventional wheat. The GMO wheat, which is genetically engineered to withstand sprays of the toxic glufosinate ammonium, was denounced by more than a thousand scientists, producers (both agroecological and agribusiness), and socio-environmental organizations.  Bioceres-Indear claims that its own studies […]

Gene-edited leafy greens launched in the U.S. but consumers won’t know they are eating a GMO product

Pairwise, a food startup, recently announced the launch of its inaugural product, Conscious™ Greens, under its Conscious Foods brand. The product is claimed to be “the first food introduced in the U.S. that was developed with CRISPR (gene editing) technology.” Conscious Greens Purple Power Baby Greens Blend will be co-branded with Performance Food Group’s (PFG) Peak Fresh […]